Happy Halloween 2023! Welcome to our CarnEvil! Step right up and test your degree of coulrophobia – fear of clowns. Clowns have played significant roles in society, bringing humor and laughter, but also bringing fear. It’s that last piece that makes clowns the perfect subject for a Halloween episode. Join us as we explore the history and creeps of clowning and then stick around to hear some amazing real life paranormal experiences!
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On October 1, 2014, History Goes Bump dropped its first episode. It was a dream come true. Over the past 9 years, we have featured thousands of locations. More than any other podcast out there. And thanks to our listeners, we have produced episodes on some obscure places that many people have never heard of before. We have no intention of slowing down and look forward to bringing even more great stuff as we enter our tenth year of production. We want to thank our listeners for nine great years with over 8 million downloads! On this special, we are joined by several listeners for a round table on the afterlife, favorite haunted locations, experiences and much more! As you listen, answer the questions for yourselves as well.
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Happy Halloween! Many of us Halloween enthusiasts have a kinship for vintage items with Halloween decorations. They evoke a time in the past that for many of us reminds us of our childhood. On this Halloween Special, we’ll share a bit about the history of the things we have loved since childhood – carving pumpkins, wearing costumes, trick or treating – and then talk about the history of vintage decor. We also share some real paranormal experiences from listeners!
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Happy Halloween! When one thinks of Halloween and Trick or Treating, more than just pillow cases full of candy come to mind. There’s always that one creepy house in the neighborhood. The abandoned one. The one everyone claims is haunted. Maybe one with 999 ghosts and room for one more? Join us as we explore the history of the most famous haunted house in America, Disney’s Haunted Mansion! We also share some real paranormal experiences from listeners!
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On this special anniversary episode, Diane and Kelly celebrate 7 years of the podcast, talk a little about some of the behind-the-scenes stuff and share the winners of this year’s Flash Fiction Contest. We had 21 submissions, so it was hard to choose, but we have our three winners and two runner-ups to share. Thanks to everyone for your support through the years and for listening to the podcast!
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It’s our favorite day of the year and here is our seventh Halloween Special! Our theme for this year is Horror Hosts! We share about some of our listeners’ favorite horror hosts and the history of how these quirky characters got started. Then we share real paranormal experiences from our listeners. HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO THE BEST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET!
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History Goes Bump has been in production for six fabulous years! Join us on this celebratory episode where we bring you the wonderful talents of our listeners when it comes to writing. We have the three runner-up stories and three winners of our Flash Fiction Contest for 2020! Thank you everyone for your support!
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Florida would become the final home for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. John Ringling would be the final surviving brother of the five who built the circus. He would build his mansion in Sarasota and call it Ca’d’Zan. John would also build a museum for his art collection. This whole complex would eventually house the Circus Museum as well. Several buildings here and other locations connected to the Ringlings are rumored to be haunted. Join us on our final episode of the Haunted Circus Mini-Series as we talk about the Ringlings in Florida.
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Baraboo, Wisconsin was home for the Ringling family and it would become the winter quarters for the circus that the Ringling brothers would found. The Ringling Bros. Circus would start as a basic dog-and-pony show and grow into the most famous circus in the world. The eldest brother that lead the family down this path was Albert and he built his gorgeous mansion in Baraboo that is now a museum, bed & breakfast and brewery. The mansion is not only home to some former members of the circus, but there are reputedly several ghosts here. Join us as we explore the remnants of the circus still in Baraboo and the Al Ringling Mansion as we are joined by the current owners of the mansion, Joe and Carmen Colossa and Don Horowitz.
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On this second episode in our series on the Haunted Circus, we are going to feature the circus family, the performers. We’ll talk about the lives of some of the more popular circus performers and the different acts that became world famous. As you learned in episode 1, the traveling circus relied heavily on trains and there were two tragic train wrecks we will share. These were the Hallenbeck-Wallace Train Wreck and 1915 Circus Train Disaster. And they may have left behind spirits!
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